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Chrome OS: The reflective phase

After the original explosion of Google Chrome OS related articles immediately after the announcement, today we get the day-after "thoughtful" posts exploring what it all means, and what will really happen with Google, Chrome OS, and the supposed arch-enemies of the two, Microsoft an...

New blog on social entrepreneurship from College of Wooster

Two researchers (&/or social entrepreneurs) have recently launched a blog on social entrepreneurship which I wanted to introduce to you: "Global Social Entrepreneurship - Assessment Trip". Amyaz Moledina, Director of Social Entreprenuership, and Marianne Sierocinski, a junior Urban St...

Classic Car Auctions Going Cyberspace

It had to happen eventually: Classic cars being auctioned on the Internet by professionals. And who better to do it than Canada's RM Auctions , widely regarded as the best in the business. "We're thinking outside the auction block," said Dan Spendick, Consignment Specialist, RM...

Climate change impacts

With the Waxman-Markey discussion draft, "The American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009" now going before Congress, the Obama Administration has released a timely report on climate change , designed to warn Americans about the dangers of not acting. It's politically loaded...

Snow Leopard makes 7 look expensive

I would rate the Apple WWDC splash this year as "about average." In other words, not a lot of the unexpected, nothing really revolutionary, and not much in it for business users. The new iPhone looks nice, but the much touted speed and MMS enhancements are inapplicable or delayed on...

Dell 推出为孩子们准备的 Latitude 2100 Netbook

NutriSystem D: New Weight Loss Hope for People with Diabetes

© Andrew* It's no secret that weight loss can have significant benefits for the nearly 24 million Americans who have diabetes and 57 million more that are pre-diabetic. However, while weight loss is tough for everyone, it's even tougher for diabetics given the mental gymnastics needed ...

Cabrera Wins The Green

Courtesy: Getty Images So, how 'bout that Masters finish? There are any number of ways you can come at an assessment of Sunday's sudden-death finish. Kenny Perry and Angel Cabrera were never worse than sixth from the opening tee ball on Thursday morning. And they stayed close togeth...

A service pack milestone

It used to be an accepted truism that it was worth waiting for Service Pack 3 before adopting any new Microsoft operating system. In the last few years, they've managed to knock that back to SP1 and still satisfy most corporate IT buyers' comfort levels. But in a recent Gartner researc...

March is DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis) Awareness Month

It is important to stay knowledgeable in the risk of DVT or Deep Vein Thrombosis . The sixth annual National DVT Awareness Month has been kicked off. The Coalition to Prevent Deep Vein Thrombosis and its National Patient Spokesperson, Melanie Bloom, Widow of NBC news correspondent D...

Maize-Based Dietary Fibres For Weight and Diabetes Control

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 2931023 A University of Toronto study has reported that maize-based dietary fibres have been found to help lower glycemic and insulin responses. Thereby providing potential for their use in foods for weight management and diabetes control. The said fibr...

FDA Approves Savella for treatment of Fibromyalgia

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 2902632 The FDA has approved a new drug for the management of fibromyalgia. Savella™ (milnacipran HCl), developed by FOREST LABORATORIES , Inc. and Cypress Bioscience, Inc. , is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine dual reuptake inhibitor. Two US...

Can Fast Food Kids' Meals Be Nutritious?

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Image# 5571346 More and more fast food joints are now selling kid's meals. They features fares that are popular to the little ones, served in smaller portions and usually, there's a toy of some sort included... the hook that draws the kids in. To woe the p...

Subprime meltdown drives litigation

The financial meltdown is driving litigation. New data released in the Securities Class Action Filings: 2008 Year End Assessment , from Cornerstone Research and the Stanford University Law School Securities Class Action Clearinghouse shows that of the companies included in the S&P 500 ...

Looking in the Mirror and Seeing Your Ethics Smiling Back at You

The end of the year is upon us. It is traditionally a time for reflection and self-assessment. With this in mind, I supposed, BusinessWeek had a piece last week on ethical self-assessment. They looked at Peter Druker's Ethics of Prudence and declared it "timely" in light of recent ...

Strattera - Menschenrechtsverein der Psychiatrie: Todesfaelle durch Mittel gegen ADHS

ADHS ist die Erkrankung, die man vereinfachend auch "Zappelphilipp" nennt: eine Unfähigkeit, sich zu konzentrieren, verknüpft mit unkontrolliertem Bewegungsdrang. Eine Last für alle Lehrer und Mütter-Väter! Strattera - das ist der Markenname, Wirkstoff Atomoxetin - ist ein Medikament,...

India-Pakistan: Bad for business

Despite commitments from some large outsourcing players to continue their India-based operations, a more widespread perception of the dangers raised by the Mumbai attacks which I wrote about last week is starting to gain broader concern in the industry. The terrorist attacks, however, are y...

New Study: Personalized Assessments Can Improve Instruction

...hoto , Image# 6649093 A new study shows that technology can be used to create personalized student assessments that improve teaching instruction. The Journal reports: "Can technology improve t...

AIMA Updates Hedge Fund Adequacy Guide

Global representative association for the hedge fund industry, the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), has issued updated guidance to its members on how to implement an Internal Capital Adequacy Assessment Process. "The hedge fund industry has embraced the capital adeq...

Credit ratings agencies: we sold our souls to the devil

As the search for culprits behind the meltdown continues, ratings agencies have found themselves in the gun. Executives from Moody's and Standard & Poor's have told Congress that the problem was caused by conflicts of interest. More from the New York Times . "Profits were runn...

美英等国提供留学生奖学金将缩水

近日，澳大利亚悉尼大学和墨尔本大学的校长纷纷率各学科带头人代表团抵沪，为招生打响"国际生源战"。日前，不少美国院校也悄然登陆上海，招揽人才。记者了解到，受到金融危机波及，各国纷纷推出新政吸引国际生源。但有专家指出，虽然各国放宽国际学生招生政策，有利于学生申请，但受经济影响，美国等国的国际学生奖学金数额或会缩水。 留美性价比高但奖学金缩水 业内人士认为，随着美元汇率下跌，赴美留学性价比提升，今年美国院校的申请将更为激烈。同时，美国学校也可能扩大招生份额，接收部分因金融危机失业而回流学校的学生。一位留学顾问分析说，扩招将利于国际学生申请，但随着美国院校内本国学生增多，经...

Apple 全面更新 Mac 笔记本电脑产品

Apple 今天的发布会刚刚结束，有关于发布会的详细情况，可以参看 HUNG 在 Twitter 和 Brightkite 上的图文直播。此次发布会主要是介绍了全面更新的 Mac 笔记本电脑产品线，以及新的 24 寸液晶显示器。有关细节，图文直播的时候都一一提到了，以下是官方的相关介绍： 【 MacBook Pro 2008 】 • The latest Intel processors running at 2.4GHz and 2.53GHz. • Nvidia GeForce 9400m, a chipset that includes a graphics proce...

Depression-Higher Death Rate Link In Elderly Diabetics

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto , Claudio Arnese Previous studies have already indicated that depression and diabetes could be a deadly combination in young and middle-aged patient groups. Now, University of Washington researchers have reason to believe that depression is associated with...

Green Calculator: Helps fight carbon emissions

Here is Green Calculator which gives an estimate of the carbon dioxide output at parking facilities. The figures are arrived at by assessment of average vehicle idle time and traffic volumes. RFID is put into practice where it is used for controlling parking and even used for wireless payment...

Checkout: 'Is It Low T?'

6855981 Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Image# 6855981 Low testosterone has been linked to diabetes in men several times. Now, it might be fitting to check out this website: Is it Low T? www.IsItLowT.com is a comprehensive (non-branded) Web site that is designed to provide easy-to-und...

Nicholas Cage settles tax claim

Earlier this year, I did a blog entry looking at Nicholas Cage 's battle with the Internal Revenue Service. All over his treatment of meals , gifts and that Gulfstream 1159A turbojet. Quite understandable. Everyone can relate to that! Now, the actor has finally settled to pay the tax...

Risk managers come clean

With the banks imploding, it's refreshing to read the confession of a risk manager in this Week's Economist . It's anonymous and we don't know which bank. But the insights are worth reading and re-reading because they tell us how smart people can be so stupid, and ignored all t...

A Friendly Blackboard?

© al-hayat Content management giant Blackboard has never been known for its friendliness with other websites. Blackboard has been extremely aggressive in defending its copyrights and doesn't shy away from lawsuits against similar companies. According to some reports, however, Blackboard m...

Ratproxy, a passive audit tool for your web services

Ratproxy is described as a " semi-automated, largely passive web application security assessment tool", by Google. This tool was released by Google to help developers and system administrators monitor their web traffic without taxing the system too much.

Clueless on environmental risk

You would think at a time when the world is aware of the effects of climate change, that companies would be getting ready with some risk analysis. Think again. A new report from the Economist Intelligence Unit shows that companies are struggling to get their heads around environmental risk. The...

China's Business Confidence Index - Up and Down

Are you an optimist or a pessimist? Is your glass half empty, or half full? The answers to those sorts of personality questions probably shape how you think of the current business climate index (BCI) numbers just released in China . I haven't paid much attention to China's BCI before no...

Asthmatic Adults Needed for Study on Omega-3 Supplements

Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Donna Franklin If your are 18 to 55 years of age, non-smoker and are taking asthma medications and requiring bronchodilator medication for periodic symptom relief and/or to protect against exercise-induced asthma symptoms, McMaster University needs you in a st...

Marketing Mistakes Part I

The Business Coaching Blog has post 2 of 8 common mistakes that are made when it comes to marketing. © miss_rogue The first thing the blog talks about is failing to do enough research which is a trap that many fall in to. We think our idea is so great, so wonderful, we believe that everyo...

Keegan tells it like it is

After losing 2-0 at home to Chelsea yesterday, Kevin Keegan gave a very honest assessment of what he can achieve with Newcastle United next season and in the immediate future. "I thought, 'What can I do next year to get near them' and the truth is there's nothing I can do at a...

Dyadem launches new risk management suite for process industry supply chain

Dyadem , the provider of Risk Lifecycle Management announced last week that it has launched a new enterprise risk lifecycle management software for process industry that helps process manufacturers mitigate and monitor risks across their organizations. The new RLM helps organizations indentif...

Hedge Fund Losses Reported By UBS

© Tjeerd UBS issued a Shareholder Report detailing the key facts relating to the firm's positions and losses through December 31, 2007. In the summary the Swiss bank says thats it's massive subprime losses were the result of excessive risk-taking and insufficient controls. UBS said th...

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Economics and ecology brought together with Sun Eco Advantage Program

A few years back economics and ecology together was unthought-of but the scenario has changed over a period of time. Continuing with such initiative Sun Microsystems has come up with the Sun Eco Advantage Program offering its members with training, tools and resources for coming up with their...

微软致信 Yahoo 董事会，三周必须签订收购协议

有关于 微软出价 446 亿美元欲收购 Yahoo 的事情，已经进行两个多月了，根据 网谈的消息 ，微软刚刚致信 Yahoo 董事会，三周必须签订收购协议，其含义就像是一份最后通牒。而业界分析也普遍认为，就 Yahoo 目前的状况而言，被微软收购能算是最好的结果了。以下是 微软公开致信的全文 ：

Periodontitis During Pregnancy May Lead to Premature Birth

If the previous entry does not convince you that you need to take extra care of your dental health during pregnancy , maybe knowing that your oral health might affect your unborn baby will. There is increasing scientific evidence indicating that Periodontitis , a type of gum disease, ...

Trump's Scottish Escapade Remains on Hold

The Trump Golf International project in the northeast of Scotland - the one causing tremendous dispute and environmental concerns - is on hold at least until June. That's why there hasn't been much news coming out of the story in recent weeks; the Scottish Parliament has taken over the...

How to Think Like Warren Buffett, Part 29

Part 29 in our continuing series on the wise words of Warren Buffett as seen through his annual Letter to Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders. Today's installment covers the year 2005... First off, how Berkshire did: Berkshire had a decent year in 2005. We initiated five acquisitions (two of...

Mac OS X 软件更新 20080302

Subprime explained - crunch time glossary

Credit crunch? Credit default swaps? Honeymoon loans? NINJA loans? Negative pledge? The subprime crisis is upon us and investors are confronted with jargon designed to baffle and keep them in the dark. Here is my glossary of key terms you'll need to know to keep ahead of the game: arrang...

Mac OS X 软件更新 20080127

Blue Ocean Fishphone

Seafood lovers have been given a new tool to help them make educated choices when they're out shopping for seafood. The Blue ocean Institute has recently introduced Fish Phone , a text messaging service to help you make sustainable seafood choices. To find out about your seafood choice, ...

Hedge Fund Replicator

BNP Paribas Securities announced plans to launch a mutual fund in Japan which will go after similar investment returns to those generated by hedge funds. The mutual fund will target regional banks and other institutional investors replicating the structure and investment methods of hedge funds....

Mac OS X 软件更新 20080113

Raikes to retire from Microsoft

Microsoft has announced today that long-time employee and current president of their Business Division Jeff Raikes will retire from the company in September. Raikes, who currently presides over one of the three major divisions comprising the company, has been at Microsoft since 1981 and is perha...

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Are You Ready for a New Year?

I took my daughter to lunch today and as a way of greeting asked our server if she was ready for the New Year. She replied, "I already have my resolution." I congratulated her and then in the next breath she said, "But I know I won't do it." I was reminded of Ellen Degen...

Webcast(s) of the Week - December 26, 2007

...Security expert, Jeff DiCorpo, will discuss HP security solutions and how HP can help with security assessments for your storage environments. Webcast #2 Top 10 Challenges to Disaster Recovery Plan...

Promises and Competition

This is the second part of the end-of-the-year analysis tips for home based business owners. Do you have a list of New Year's Resolutions made last January? If so, it's time to take it out and see how you've done. For each goal, ask yourself if you've succeeded accomplishing it...

Following Up: Tesla Electric Car, Safety of Cloned Livestock, and Chinese Food

Tesla's high performance electric car featured in Pure Electric (Horse)Power has asked for another $40 million to get the tech right, according to Earth2Tech (via TechCrunch ). Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) has urged the FDA to release a final assessment on the s...

Losing My Appetite for Food Regulation, Part 1

Due to the total lack of food manufacturer transparency, the only real way to track what goes into your mouth is by watching what the food regulation agencies are talking about. In my reading of the recent news from miscellaneous agencies around the world, I couldn't help this prevailing thou...

One World Trust's Grudge Against Google: Consumer Cautions

Google didn't cooperate with OWT - and so they struck back in their 2007 accountability report . They even managed to give a completely false assessment on Google [pdf] "based on publicly available information." I am not going to consider OWT a good resource after this, and y...

FDA's Safety Reviews: No Evidence That Use of Prilosec and Nexium Increase Rates of Cardiac Events

Both products of AstraZeneca - Prilosec and Nexium - are members of a class of drugs known as proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and are indicated for the treatment of severe gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) . Earlier this year, there was an issue raised on whether long term use of ...

Nokia 6708: Not So Great

Rico Mossesgeld over on The Smart PDA , one of our tech blogs in the Creative Weblogging network, recently wrote a rant about the Nokia 6708 and called it the worst phone he ever used . Clearly this phone is geared at the Asian market, given that the primary form of input is a stylus for ...

Mac OS X 软件更新 20071203

Renee Zellweger Is Not Crazy

Source:www.media.justjared.com Despite appearances that may prove contrary, Renee Zellweger is not crazy, at least according to Renee Zellweger. Rating oneself usually results in an inaccurate appraisal because, well, most people are prejudiced in favor of themselves. So I guess an assessment ...

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Rolls Royce uses RFID for asset tracking in suply chain

Rolls-Royce , the manufacturer of gas turbines and engines, has been testing RFID for use in tracking its internal supply chain. Ultimately, the company hopes to determine whether the technology can be utilized across its entire operation, to cut costs and improve its logistics operations. Acc...

Blade Runner Back In Theatres, New Directors Cut

For all the movies that are produced year in and year out, only a select few deserve to be called classics. The ironic thing is, when blade runner was first released 25 years ago, it did not do all that well in the theaters in the US. However, it achieved a sort of cult following among te...

Is it Time to Clean Your Makeup Bag?

Is it time to clean out your makeup bag? Do you know when that time is? If you're not sure, this helpful article, De-clutter Your Makeup Bag , by Ariane Poole, gives good advice on how long to hold onto your cosmetics. Makeup doesn't last forever and products do need to be tossed and repla...

2008年中期, 三分之一企业开始部署Vista

Forrester Research 在最新研究后预言说，到2008年中期将会有三分之一的企业开始部署Windows Vista。其依据是对北美和欧洲1001位硬件决策者的调查结果，并由此推断说到2008年中期，至少会有四分之一的PC会部署Vista。本次调查反馈来源：大企业为43%、超大企业为35%和来自全世界2000个企业为22%。( via: zdnet )

Home Based Business Structure 101: Business Planning Tips

A simple business plan can start as a vision in your mind. However, you will need a concrete roadmap to use as a reference in managing your business. Write down the following: - your purpose in going into business - vision and mission (if you have them) - the products and services you will be ...

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Nuchal Transluscency Scan

Last week, I went for my nuchal scan. A nuchal transluscency scan is one of the prenatal tests used to asses the risks of your baby having Down's syndrome . It is usually carried out between the 11th to 14th week of pregnancy, particularly among older pregnant women, i.e. usually 35 years old...

Another Setback for Britney

photo Britney's parenting skills was assessed to be "chaotic to almost somber with no communication at all." The pop princess failed to regain custody of her 2 sons, due to her parenting coach's "withering" assessment of Brit's parenting skills. It...